But the price point set by the three main carriers doesn’t seem very competitive to me. A Russian iPhone won’t come cheap though – the 8GB version will set you back a whopping 23,000 roubles ($920), and the 16GB version for 27,000 roubles ($1,080).ĭemand for iPhones is clearly insanely high in Russia. Three national carriers have announced they will be selling the 3G iPhone in Russia – Megafon, Vimpelcom (Beeline) and MTS. Given this phenominal demand, it’s hardly surprising that anticipation of the official 3G iPhone’s Russian launch has reached fever pitch in recent months. IPhone Russia: soon to be legally available No national carrier officially supports the iPhone yet, so it has to be unlocked before use. No news so far, though, of whether Vladimir Putin owns an iPhone.Īround 500,000 iPhones have been sold on the Russian black market so far, despite the fact that they cost around $1,000 apiece. According to a journalist at the conference, the four passed the Apple phone back and forth as Kozak demonstrated its features to Kadyrov. Chechen Warlord Ramzan Kadyrov was reportedly fascinated by the iPhone when he first saw it:Īt a business conference in the southern city of Krasnodar this year, Kadyrov sat with Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s president-elect Dmitry Kozak, the minister of regional development, and Alexander Tkachev, the local governor. It’s not just the President who is fascinated by iPhones. Medvedev can clearly be seen picking up his iPhone while Sarkozy is speaking, and sliding his finger across the screen to activate it. Even Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian President, has one – check out this BBC video of Medvedev playing with his iPhone during a press conference with Nicolas Sarkozy. In Russia, iPhones are the must have accessory, even though you can only buy them on the black market.
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